British Sixth Rate ship 'Winchelsea' (1740)

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Winchelsea

7423
Winchelsey
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered13.8.1739BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down22.9.1739BWAS-1714
Launched3.5.1740BWAS-1714
First Commissioned24.4.1740BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardCarter's Yard - Limehouse Hole BWAS-1714
Ship Class1733 Establishment 20-Gunner (1733)BWAS-1714
Designed by
The SurveyorsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1739-1806
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Robert CarterBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1737-1751
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Captured10.10.1758BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck105' 10"Imperial Feet32.004 
Length of Keel87' 6 ⅜"Imperial Feet26.5271 
Breadth30' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet9.1504 
Depth in Hold9' 7"Imperial Feet2.921 
Burthen440 79⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


3.5.1740Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

1745Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1733140Design Complement
1745160 BWAS-1714

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
24.4.1740 - 12.10.1740Captain
Savage MostynBritish
Naval Sailor
ADM 6/15/281BWAS-171412.10.1740 - 3.6.1743Captain
Essex HolcombeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1721-1756
Transfered ADM 6/15/350BWAS-171413.11.1742 - 2.1.1743/44Captain
Merrick de l'AngleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1710-1752
Transfered ADM 6/16/483
Confirmed 25.5.1745BWAS-17143.1.1743/44 - 1.9.1745Captain
William MarshBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1762
ADM 6/16/441
Confirmed 13.2.1744/45BWAS-17142.9.1745 - 2.7.1748Captain
Henry DyveBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1770
ADM 6/16/537ADM 6/1616.1.1751/52 - 6.5.1753Captain
Francis William DrakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1787
ADM 6/18/22BWAS-17147.10.1755 - 10.10.1758Captain
John HaleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1779
: on board from aft.18.11.1755 ADM 6/18/198BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
24.4.1740 - bef.23.3.1741/42Lieutenant
George RosbeeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1719-1742
Discharged Dead ADM 6/15/281ADM 6/1522.9.1744 - 19.3.1744/45Lieutenant
Jonathon RussellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1757
ADM 6/16/418ADM 6/1616.1.1751/52 - 6.5.1753Lieutenant
Probert MorganBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1754
ADM 6/18/22ADM 6/18

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
29.3.1740 - 22.9.1740Master
William ShackerlyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1776
Transfered ADM 107/3/497ADM 107/31793 - bef.19.10.1793Surgeon
Charles CudlippBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1783-1803
ref:1981

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
28.3.1740Master's Mate
William ShackerlyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1776
ADM 107/3/497ADM 107/327.4.1746 - 2.7.1748Midshipman
William LawesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1780
ADM 107/4/326ADM 107/4

3 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
22.11.1745 - 26.4.1746Able Seaman
William LawesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1780
ADM 107/4/236ADM 107/416.1.1752 - 19.4.1752Able Seaman
Joseph DeaneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1779
ADM 107/4/254ADM 107/427.5.1752 - 6.5.1753Able Seaman
Joseph DeaneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1779
ADM 107/4/254ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
3.5.1740building at Limehouse - London at a cost of £3771.5.0dBWAS-1714
3.5.1740Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
27.6.1740Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3050.4.7dBWAS-1714
1742Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
6.1.1744/45Paid off at Chatham Dockyard ADM 106
4.1745Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
10.1745Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £5034.17.4dBWAS-1714
19.11.1746Took the Frigate
La Subtile (20) 1741-1746
French 20 Gun
6th Rate Frigate (Frégate Légère)

6.1748Paid off at Deptford Dockyard ADM 106
6.9.1748SurveyedBWAS-1714
9.1749Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
11.1749Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £788.18.0dBWAS-1714
12.1751Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
2.1752Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3241.11.2dBWAS-1714
6.5.1753Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard ADM 6/18
6.1754Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.1754Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3695.14.6dBWAS-1714
11.1756RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
10.10.1758Taken by
Le Bizarre (64) 1751-1782
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
off Ireland
10.10.1758Taken by
La Mignonne (16) 1757-1759
French 16 Gun
Unrated Corvette
off Ireland
27.10.1758

Retaken by Bristol privateer Duke of Cornwall

ref:1846
8.7.1761SurveyedBWAS-1714
8.1761Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Wednesday 27th of May 2026 18:44

London, 3 March 1752: The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered the petty officers and the rest of the company of the Boston man of war, to be turned over to the Winchelsea fitting out for sea. [Kentish Post, 7 March 1752]

Posted by Timothy Oakley on Monday 30th of May 2022 04:51

27.10.1758 Le Winchelsea20 retaken by the British privateer Duke of Cornwall. [Wikipedia]

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